Ian's City Scope
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Politics and life in St. Thomas and SW Ontario
"People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute." - Irish author Rebecca West
December 21, 2025 at 1:56 PM
"People call me a feminist whenever I express sentiments that differentiate me from a doormat or a prostitute." - Irish author Rebecca West
"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." - American businessman Harvey S. Firestone
December 20, 2025 at 3:17 PM
"The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership." - American businessman Harvey S. Firestone
'We must reflect the city's positive working relationship' with the Doug Ford government and certainly not appear to be critical - The watering down of support for the region's conservation authorities ianscityscope.com/2025/12/20/w...
December 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
'We must reflect the city's positive working relationship' with the Doug Ford government and certainly not appear to be critical - The watering down of support for the region's conservation authorities ianscityscope.com/2025/12/20/w...
"No one is born hating another person… People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love." - Nelson Mandela
December 18, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"No one is born hating another person… People must learn to hate, and if they can learn to hate, they can be taught to love." - Nelson Mandela
"You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought." - American poet John Greenleaf Whittier
December 17, 2025 at 12:12 PM
"You don't always win your battles, but it's good to know you fought." - American poet John Greenleaf Whittier
"Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately, all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect." - Rob Reiner
December 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
"Everybody talks about wanting to change things and help and fix, but ultimately, all you can do is fix yourself. And that's a lot. Because if you can fix yourself, it has a ripple effect." - Rob Reiner
"The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise people's hopes." American physicist Freeman Dyson
December 15, 2025 at 12:31 PM
"The purpose of thinking about the future is not to predict it but to raise people's hopes." American physicist Freeman Dyson
"There are no secrets that time does not reveal." - French dramatist Jean Racine
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
"There are no secrets that time does not reveal." - French dramatist Jean Racine
"You cannot feed the hungry on statistics." - German poet Heinrich Heine
December 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
"You cannot feed the hungry on statistics." - German poet Heinrich Heine
Joy Dawdy's swimming lessons earn a reprieve; however, some conditions will apply ianscityscope.com/2025/12/13/j...
December 13, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Joy Dawdy's swimming lessons earn a reprieve; however, some conditions will apply ianscityscope.com/2025/12/13/j...
"I'm not afraid of terrorism at all. I'm afraid of loss of our freedom, loss of mobility, loss of global comradeship." - American musician Patti Smith
December 12, 2025 at 12:06 PM
"I'm not afraid of terrorism at all. I'm afraid of loss of our freedom, loss of mobility, loss of global comradeship." - American musician Patti Smith
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." English novelist/poet George Eliot
December 11, 2025 at 12:20 PM
"It is never too late to be what you might have been." English novelist/poet George Eliot
"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - American broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow
December 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
"A nation of sheep will beget a government of wolves." - American broadcast journalist Edward R. Murrow
"Content may be king, but context is God." - American businessman/author Gary Vaynerchuk
December 9, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"Content may be king, but context is God." - American businessman/author Gary Vaynerchuk
"We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness." - American musician Tom Waits
December 8, 2025 at 12:16 PM
"We are buried beneath the weight of information, which is being confused with knowledge; quantity is being confused with abundance and wealth with happiness." - American musician Tom Waits
"We do not pass to move the ball. We pass to move the opposition." - Manchester City football manager Pep Guardiola
December 6, 2025 at 2:13 PM
"We do not pass to move the ball. We pass to move the opposition." - Manchester City football manager Pep Guardiola
Some tinkering with the proposed 2026 property tax levy, but the result is still a hike in the range of six per cent for St. Thomas ratepayers ianscityscope.com/2025/12/06/s...
December 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Some tinkering with the proposed 2026 property tax levy, but the result is still a hike in the range of six per cent for St. Thomas ratepayers ianscityscope.com/2025/12/06/s...
"We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget." - American author Joan Didion
December 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
"We forget all too soon the things we thought we could never forget." - American author Joan Didion
"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." - American novelist/essayist Flannery O’Connor
December 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
"The truth does not change according to our ability to stomach it." - American novelist/essayist Flannery O’Connor
"People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income." - American businessman Robert Half
December 3, 2025 at 12:10 PM
"People try to live within their income so they can afford to pay taxes to a government that can't live within its income." - American businessman Robert Half
"People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones." - American inventor Charles Kettering
December 2, 2025 at 12:15 PM
"People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones." - American inventor Charles Kettering
"We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts." - American novelist Madeleine L'Engle
November 29, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"We can't take any credit for our talents. It's how we use them that counts." - American novelist Madeleine L'Engle
2026 proposed St. Thomas budget: 'Funding constraints in recent years have limited the city’s ability to follow its own asset preservation strategies' - St. Thomas Director of Financial Services Adam Boylan ianscityscope.com/2025/11/29/2...
November 29, 2025 at 2:14 PM
2026 proposed St. Thomas budget: 'Funding constraints in recent years have limited the city’s ability to follow its own asset preservation strategies' - St. Thomas Director of Financial Services Adam Boylan ianscityscope.com/2025/11/29/2...
"A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life." - American writer William Arthur Ward
November 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
"A well-developed sense of humor is the pole that adds balance to your steps as you walk the tightrope of life." - American writer William Arthur Ward
"An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day." - American journalist Irv Kupcinet
November 27, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"An optimist is a person who starts a new diet on Thanksgiving Day." - American journalist Irv Kupcinet